| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...delivered yesterday and to-da , was as follows:] Mr. Pnnsinr.NT: When the mariner has been tossed, far many days, in thick weather, and on an unknown sea,...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther, on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...at much length. After which Mr. Webster addressed the Senate as follows :— *_ ' MR. PRESIDENT, — When the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...concluded his argument. [The speech, »s delivered yesterday and to-da , was as follows :] Mr. PRESIDENT: When the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther, on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which... | |
| Henry Brown - Illinois - 1844 - 526 pages
...then direct our energies thither. " When the mariner has been tossed for many days in foul weather, on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of...ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his course. Let us imitate this prudence, and before we float any farther, refer to the point from which... | |
| Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 372 pages
...when speaking, in 1830, on Foote's land resolution, in the senate of the United States, he said : " When the mariner has been tossed for many days in...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and before we float farther on the waves of debate, refer to the point from which we... | |
| Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 340 pages
...when speaking, in 1830, on Foote's land resolution, in the senate of the United States, he said : " When the mariner has been tossed for many days in...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and before we float farther on the waves of debate, refer to the point from which we... | |
| Charles Wainwright March - Lawyers - 1850 - 310 pages
...Webster rose and addressed the Senate. His exordium is known by heart, everywhere : " Mr. President, when the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence ; and before we float further, on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which... | |
| Charles Wainwright March - Lawyers - 1850 - 318 pages
..."Webster rose and addressed the Senate. His exordium is known by heart, everywhere : " Mr. President, when the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in...latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have diiven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence ; and before we float further, on the... | |
| Charles Wainwright March - Lawyers - 1850 - 320 pages
...Webster rose and addressed the Senate. His exordium is known by heart, everywhere : " Mr. President, when the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in thick weather, and on an unknown sea, ho naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take... | |
| 1852 - 42 pages
...volumes of sarcasm and reproof are contained in that brief exordium ! " Mr President," he commenced, " when the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence ; and, before we float farther on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which... | |
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